Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics70.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160119
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '22 at 19:15
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon X4 880K-$105
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
46.1% Average
Memory 68.6
1-Core 69.6
2-Core 120
52% 85.9 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 173
20% 153 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.3% Very good
Lighting 88.3
Reflection 86.8
Parallax 80.3
72% 85.1 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 76.8
Splatting 70.7
67% 83.9 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 67 66 69 71 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 189
Write 167
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 67.6
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
23.6% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 7.4
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.3
19% 6.7 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 31%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-F2A78M-HD2 Builds (Compare 248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $88
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